The duty done, a great relief was felt, as the speechmakers, with the Queen and the Empress, retired to the privacy of the cabin, shook hands, and compared notes on their nervousness.
"Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, (Victoria) Vol II"
Sarah Tytler
Councillors got into print in the capacity of speechmakers, who, save for the revolution effected, would never have got into print in any other capacity than, mayhap, that of bankrupts in the Gazette.
"Leading Articles on Various Subjects"
Hugh Miller